True Talk Cafe: Real Conversations

True Talk Cafe: Real Conversations

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True Talk Cafe: Real Conversations episodes

  • Breaking the Stigma

    Welcome to the True Talk Café Podcast S2 Ep. 5 - Breaking the Stigma
    Show agenda:

    • Defining Mental Health

      • Guests Questions

      • As an employer, you want to provide your employees with the support they need and avoid the potential costs of untreated mental health conditions in the workplace. What are a few ways organizations can begin to participate in reducing stigma in the workplace?
        • Communication is a critical part of how you approach mental health in the workplace. A solid communications strategy is integral to making mental well-being and resiliency a key element of your overall health and wellness efforts. How would you foster open conversations about mental health in the workplace through employee communications?
          • Despite increased investment in well-being programs, many employees who stand to benefit aren’t participating in them. What can employers do to encourage employees to participate in their well-being programs? 

            • The Impact of Mental Health on Companies
            - $10,000 per employee with Depression

            - 2 x Psychological injury claims and increased premiums

            - 50% productivity lost
            - 4 days per month in absenteeism

            Employee wellness and well-being Initiatives that seek to benefit employees - Forbes Human Resources Council.  

            - Mental Illness First Aid Certification
            - Flexible Time-Away-From-Work Programs
            - Emotional Wellness Programs

            - Wellness Ambassadors

            - Mindful Pauses

            - Themed Wellness Days
            - Wellness Challenges
            Summary

            In summary, workplace well-being is a fundamental responsibility of employers, and everyone throughout an organization can play a part to keep themselves and others healthy and safe. 
            Guests:

            • Crystal Y. Martinez

              • - Website:  https://.clearmindsrgv.org

              - IG: https://www.instagram.com/clearmindsrgv

              - FB: https://www.facebook.com/clearmindsrgv

              Pod crew questions

                • Renee
                • Karla
                • Lollie
                • Anna

                  • Conclusion

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                      39 min
                    • Beyond What We Can See

                      Welcome to the True Talk Café Podcast S2 Ep. 4 - Beyond What We Can See
                      Show agenda:

                      • Defining Autism?

                        • Guests Questions

                        • Many autistic people have a variety of sometimes exceptional skills, that enable them to thrive in roles ranging from sales assistant to computer programmer, and journalist to statistician, to name a few.  However, autistic people are often disadvantaged when it comes to getting and keeping a job because of other people's lack of understanding and support.  How does recruitment procedures often inadvertently create barriers for autistic people? What adjustments can employers make to remove these barriers? 
                          • Interviews - particularly ‘traditional’ conversational type interviews - rely heavily on social and communication skills, so autistic candidates may well struggle to 'sell themselves' in an interview, even if they have all the right skills.  What are some reasonable adjustments that can be made that are essential to allowing autistic candidates to portray their skills and competencies fully? 
                          • Working with an autistic person can be an enriching experience for managers and colleagues alike, however support is important to make it successful. So, how can organizations avoid and overcome challenges in order to ensure enjoyable and effective working relationships with an autistic employee from a performance perspective?

                            • Americans on the autism spectrum experience substantial challenges to attaining competitive integrated employment opportunities that match their interests, gifts, and talents. They experience substantial unemployment and underemployment, according to research literature.
                            Top Tips for working with Autistic Employees:
                            Clarify expectations of the job 
                            Provide training and monitoring  
                            Make sure instructions are concise and specific 

                            Ensure the work environment is well-structured 

                            Regularly review performance 

                            Provide sensitive but direct feedback 

                            Ask about sensory distractions 

                            Help other staff to be more aware 

                            Summary
                            In summary, we encourage organizations to create accessible job opportunities and to support candidates to access those opportunities.  By gaining an understanding of autism, you can open up new possibilities for your organization. 
                            Guests:


                            Dr. Michelle Cantu-Wilson

                            LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-michelle-cantu-wilson/

                            IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctora_wilson12/

                            FB: https://www.facebook.com/michellecantuwilson


                            Pod crew questions

                              • Renee
                              • Karla
                              • Lollie
                              • Anna



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                                    50 min
                                  • Disruptive Women

                                    Welcome to the True Talk Café Podcast S2 Ep. 3 - Disruptive Women
                                    Challenging the status quo is how change is made. And despite the inherent risk that comes with pushing boundaries, countless women have shown us that doing so has the power to transform the world forever. 

                                    Show agenda:

                                    • Defining Disruptive Women?

                                      • Guests Questions

                                      • When discussing a job offer or raising funds, it is tough for women to tell managers or investors that they are worth more than the first offer.  Have you found it challenging
                                        • How can a women’s non-verbals impact others?  How can women’s non-verbals effect one’s self?
                                          • How can a women’s non-verbals impact others?  How can women’s non-verbals effect one’s self?
                                            • How can women as entrepreneurs seeking investments, or employees seeking promotions level the field with their male counterparts?
                                            • It’s a fact that diversity and inclusion have a positive impact on a company’s bottom line. However, women are still finding it challenging to break through the glass ceiling.  What are disruptive women doing to break through the glass ceiling? 

                                              • Women have worked their way through the ranks of the professional world to represent well over half of the US workforce. Yet, they continue to hold a vastly smaller percentage of leadership positions than men in various sectors.

                                              Statistics

                                              • For women of color, the climb to be equally represented in leadership roles has been even more laggard. While today’s statistics about women in leadership show improvement from years past, there’s much more work to be done.
                                              • Women represent 58.4% of the US workforce as of September 2022 but only held 35% of senior leadership positions  
                                              • According to one study, companies with women executives are 30% more likely to outperform other companies
                                              • 8.8% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women
                                              • Less than 1% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women of color 
                                              • Only 9% identified as mixed race 
                                              • Women represent 50.5% of medical students in the United States but only account for 36.3% of doctors as of 2019.

                                                • Summary
                                                We’d like to leave you with this.  Disruptive, ambitious women are evidence that compassion, resilience, and confidence can open doors to remarkable success.  We aren’t going to fix all the disparities women face in a day, so we need to keep the conversations going to empower women to chart their own paths to success.

                                                Guests:

                                                Michell Stockmann - ??

                                                •  LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michell-stockmann-6104aa72/
                                                  IG: https://www.instagram.com/michellstockmann/
                                                  URL: www.TechKnowSolutions.com
                                                  FB: http://www.facebook.com/TechKnowSolutions
                                                  IG: https://www.instagram.com/techknowsolutions/
                                                  LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techknow-solutions-inc-/
                                                  URL:  www.WEWNational.com
                                                  FB: https://www.facebook.com/WomenEmpoweringWomenUSA/
                                                  IG: https://www.instagram.com/wewnational/
                                                  LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-empowering-women-national/ 
                                                  • Kristy Jackson - ??
                                                  •   LI: http://linkedin.com/kristyjackson
                                                  •   FB: https://www.facebook.com/kristyjackson
                                                  •   IG:  @kristyjackson

                                                    • Pod crew questions

                                                    • Renee
                                                    • Karla
                                                    • Anna
                                                    • Lollie

                                                      • Conclusion

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                                                          47 min
                                                        • Diversity of Blackness

                                                          Welcome to the True Talk Café Podcast S2 Ep. 2 - Diversity of Blackness
                                                          February is Black History Month, which is officially recognized by governments in the U.S. and Canada and observed in Ireland and the U.K.  It focuses our attention on the contributions of Black people as well as teaches us about noteworthy individuals who have helped shape and change our society. The last few years have been particularly historic, and as a result there has been a major push for racial justice for people of color and marginalized populations.

                                                          The 1619 Project, by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times Magazine, has been a catalyst to change the narrative of the origins of the slave trade in America and how it has shaped what the country would become.  
                                                          However, Latin America and the Caribbean received 95 percent of the Africans stolen during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But what does it mean to be a descendent of those Africans today, in a world where more voices are calling out racism in Latin America?  

                                                          Show agenda:
                                                          - Defining Afro-Latinx?

                                                          Guests Questions

                                                          • When you think about intersectionality within such a diverse culture, what are some of the challenges you have experienced identifying as Afro-Latino? 
                                                            • Often times multi-racial individuals suffer from imposter syndrome or inclusiveness within respective communities.  How have you leveraged your diversity to advance?  Do you think employers have made strides in reducing discrimination? 
                                                            • There’s a saying in Spanish, “Ni de aqui, ni de aya?” (Neither from here nor there).  What can we as a society do better to remove those mindsets?

                                                              • Summarize Natasha S. Alford's documentary travels to Loiza, Puerto Rio?

                                                              • There are many shades of blackness that reside in Puerto Rico.  Afro-Latinos must love themselves and accept their African roots, to directly challenge anti-blackness.
                                                              • Today, activists encourage Puerto Ricans with visible black heritage to write in black or afro-descendiente on the census. 
                                                              • By claiming and counting black populations they hope to usher in change for a new era.


                                                                • Statistics

                                                                • In the U.S. about one-sixth of the Afro-Latino population does not identify as Hispanic.  Skin color is a major factor.
                                                                • Afro-Latinos’ views of race are also unique. When asked directly about their race, only 18% of Afro-Latinos identified their race or one of their races as black. 
                                                                • In fact, 39% of Afro-Latinos identified as white alone or white in combination with another race
                                                                • 24% volunteered that their race or one of their races was Hispanic 
                                                                • Only 9% identified as mixed race 

                                                                  • Guests:

                                                                  • Catherine Wyche - Program Manager @ AT&T

                                                                    • -  LI: http://linkedin.com/in/catherine-reynoso-wyche 

                                                                    Pod crew questions

                                                                      • Renee
                                                                      • Karla
                                                                      • Lollie
                                                                      • Anna
                                                                      • Conclusion


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                                                                            56 min
                                                                          • Quiet Quitting Speaks Volumes

                                                                            Welcome to the True Talk Café Podcast S2 Ep. 1 - Quiet Quitting Speaks Volumes!
                                                                            What is ‘quiet quitting’ and where did this concept originate?  While much has been written about the Great Resignation, a new term has emerged to describe an increasingly common alternative to resigning: “quiet quitting.”

                                                                            According to the Los Angeles Times, the first known use of ‘quiet quitting’ was by Bryan Creely, a Nashville-based corporate recruiter turned career coach, who invoked it in a March 4, 2022, video posted on TikTok and YouTube.  
                                                                            However, it is said to have originated years earlier in 2009 remarks from an economist named Mark Boldger.  Still others trace the concept, though not the term, to China, where a similar workplace phenomenon called ‘lying flat’ appears to have originated about a year earlier.
                                                                            Who knew this was thing 15 years ago!  
                                                                            Show agenda:
                                                                            - What is Quiet Quitting?

                                                                            - Guests Questions

                                                                            • What are your thoughts about ‘quiet quitting’ being a new phenomenon or not? What type of impact has it had on managers and in your opinion do they think it’s a real thing? 
                                                                              • Do you think The quiet quitting trend suggests that employees are increasingly feeling that this exchange has become unbalanced: Employers are demanding additional effort from workers without investing in them enough in return?
                                                                              • Do you think managers have been tolerant of ‘quiet quitters’ in part due to this challenge?  
                                                                              • What steps can businesses take to address the root causes of quiet quitting?

                                                                                • Quiet Quitter Scenarios?

                                                                                • An administrative assistant identified as Christy G. said, in part, “I do not interact with anything from work before 7:00 or after 4:30, which is the time my office is open. I work in a corporate setting, so my tasks are not life or death. If someone asks for something, like maybe a file scanned or something like that, at the end of the day—it can wait until the next day.  How can a manager identify an employee like Christy and get her re-engaged?


                                                                                  • A department manager identified as Sara M. told NPR that her priorities and values had changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: “I now leave my office at the end of the day not thinking about what I need to work on when I go home at night. I set boundaries for checking my emails and reaching out to co-workers during non-office hours. Most importantly, I do not feel any bit of anxiety when it comes to requesting time off, taking personal days or especially taking sick time.”  What approach would you take to get this manager re-engaged?

                                                                                    • Statistics

                                                                                    • According to a Gallup survey of workers age 18 and older taken in June 2022, “quiet quitters make up at least 50% of the U.S. workforce – probably more.” The percentage is particularly high among workers under age 35.
                                                                                    • Only 32% of workers came across as engaged, while another 18% were disengaged, meaning that they made no secret of their job dissatisfaction.
                                                                                      • The remaining 50% could be classified as quiet quitters, people who were not especially engaged in their work but didn’t broadcast the fact.

                                                                                        • Guests:

                                                                                        • Melanie Brown, PhD - VP, NA Insights & Data (I&D) @ Capgemini
                                                                                          • LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelbrown/
                                                                                          • Ken Smith - Executive Coach @ Academy Leadership
                                                                                            •  LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-smith-coach-ken-12812951/ 
                                                                                            • twitter: @belairleader


                                                                                              • Pod crew questions

                                                                                              • Renee
                                                                                              • Karla
                                                                                              • Lollie
                                                                                              • Anna

                                                                                                • Conclusion

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                                                                                                    49 min
                                                                                                  • S1 Ep. 12 - MLM: Is It Legit?

                                                                                                    Welcome to the True Talk Café Podcast Ep. 12 - MLM: Is it Legit?
                                                                                                    What is multi-level marketing (MLM)?  The term marketing (MLM) refers to a strategy used by some direct sales companies to sell products and services. MLM encourages existing members to promote and sell their offerings to other individuals and bring on new recruits into the business. Distributors are paid a percentage of their recruits' sales. New recruits become the distributor's network or downline and are, in turn, encouraged to make sales to earn money.
                                                                                                    Although it is legal, multilevel marketing is often controversial. One problem is pyramid schemes that use money from new recruits to pay people at the top rather than those who perform the work. These schemes (and the people behind them) take advantage of others by pretending to be engaged in legitimate multilevel or network marketing. You can spot pyramid schemes by their greater focus on recruitment than on product sales.
                                                                                                    Show agenda:

                                                                                                    • What is Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)?
                                                                                                    • Guests Questions
                                                                                                      • Make extraordinary claims of enormous earning potential
                                                                                                      • Try to persuade people that recruiting others is where the real money lies
                                                                                                      • Pressure people to get involved without learning more about the company
                                                                                                      • Make it clear that an opportunity will be lost unless people get in immediately
                                                                                                      • Seeing existing distributors who continue to buy products that they can never sell so that they can qualify for some kind of reward

                                                                                                        • What Are Some Red Flags to Look Out for an Illegal MLM Pyramid Scheme?

                                                                                                        • Make extraordinary claims of enormous earning potential
                                                                                                        • Try to persuade people that recruiting others is where the real money lies
                                                                                                        • Pressure people to get involved without learning more about the company
                                                                                                        • Make it clear that an opportunity will be lost unless people get in immediately
                                                                                                        • Seeing existing distributors who continue to buy products that they can never sell so that they can qualify for some kind of reward


                                                                                                          • Guests:

                                                                                                        • Shawna Atwell, Entrepreneur
                                                                                                          •  FB: https://www.facebook.com/Shawnaskissandmakeup
                                                                                                            •  IG: @Shawnaskissandmakeup
                                                                                                            • Website:  https://senegence.com/shawnaskissandmakeup
                                                                                                            • Patrick Hu, RPSGT
                                                                                                              • IG: @hUPAT77
                                                                                                                •  TikTok: patrickhu77


                                                                                                                • Pod crew questions
                                                                                                                    • Renee
                                                                                                                    • Karla
                                                                                                                    • Lollie
                                                                                                                    • Anna


                                                                                                                      • Conclusion

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                                                                                                                          43 min
                                                                                                                        • The Right To Read

                                                                                                                          Welcome to the True Talk Café Podcast Ep. 11 - The Right To Read


                                                                                                                          We can safely make two statements about censorship: first, suppression of ideas and information can occur at any stage or level of publication, distribution or institutional control, making it potentially open to attack by any individual, group, organization at any time for any reason; second, censorship is often arbitrary and irrational. Although, censorship is a violation of the First amendment right to freedom of speech there are limitations making it constitutionally permissible based on “community standards,” to apply. 

                                                                                                                          Most challenges and bans prior to the 1970s including those on traditional texts used in the English classrooms were, on the basis of, obscenity and explicit sexuality. Others for containing heretical, or subversive elements such as the following:

                                                                                                                          • Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days: “very unfavorable to Mormons”
                                                                                                                          • Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter: “a filthy book”
                                                                                                                          • Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick: “contains homosexuality”

                                                                                                                            • Modern works, even more than the classics, are criticized with terms such as “filthy,” “un-American,” “overly realistic,” and “anti-war.”

                                                                                                                            Show agenda:

                                                                                                                            • Guests Questions:
                                                                                                                              1. Some books have been attacked merely for being “controversial,” suggesting that for some people the purpose of education is not the investigation of ideas but rather the indoctrination of a certain set of beliefs and standards. Do you agree with this statement?  Why or Why not?
                                                                                                                              2. Literature about minority, ethnic or racial groups remains “controversial” or “objectionable” to many adults. As long as groups such as African Americans, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Latinxs “kept their proper place”—awarded them by a White society—censors rarely raised their voices. But attacks have increased in frequency as minority groups have refused to observe their assigned “place.” Why do you think minority literary content is perceived in this way?  How has your organization dealt with this specific area of opposition?
                                                                                                                              3. In the opinion of many, books being banned are also books that help readers understand certain topics to a significant extent. When this happens students experience a narrowing of their world view and teachers are tasked with an ever-changing curriculum and fear of personal choice.  Does a strategy of ‘playing it safe’ with literary content put our young people in a position of social disadvantage?

                                                                                                                                4. Survey Result:

                                                                                                                                • This year’s Banned Book Week, Sept. 18-24, took place during an : time of book bans and challenges in U.S. schools.
                                                                                                                                • The subject matter most often banned? Four out of 10 banned books had LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Four out of 10 also had protagonists or characters of color.
                                                                                                                                • Between July 2021 and June 2022, more than 2,500 book bans were enacted in 138 districts in 32 states, resulting in the removal of more than 1,600 titles from school libraries and classrooms that serve roughly 4 million students, according to a report by PEN America. And that’s likely an underestimate, as PEN America compiled only the bans reported to them or covered in the media.
                                                                                                                                • The state with the most bans? Texas with 801.

                                                                                                                                  • Guest:  Shirley Robinson, Executive Director, Texas Library Association

                                                                                                                                  • LI: @texaslibraryassociation
                                                                                                                                  • FB: https://www.facebook.com/TexasLibraryAssociation
                                                                                                                                  • IG: @txla_1902
                                                                                                                                  • Twitter: @TXLA
                                                                                                                                  • Advocacy Group: 

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                                                                                                                                      • 32 min
                                                                                                                                    • To Review or Not Review...

                                                                                                                                      Welcome to the True Talk Café Podcast Ep. 10 - To Review or Not Review


                                                                                                                                      Annual performance reviews often are considered time-sucks of meaningless paperwork and awkward meetings between manager and subordinate who suddenly seem like strangers.  

                                                                                                                                      Most companies have an annual or semi-annual performance review process where managers provide structured feedback to their employees.  While effective in theory, these irregular check-ins can seem like token efforts which yield few tangible results or overall organizational communication.

                                                                                                                                      Show agenda:

                                                                                                                                      • History of the Performance Evaluation?
                                                                                                                                      • Guests QuestionsResearch shows that only 8% of companies report that their performance management process drives high levels of value, while 58% said it is not an effective use of time.  Do you agree with these statistics?  Why or Why not?
                                                                                                                                        • Why are annual performance reviews often considered time-sucks of meaningless paperwork and awkward meetings between managers and subordinate who suddenly seem like strangers?
                                                                                                                                        How can organizations create an environment where employees are authentically and intrinsically motivated and where creativity can flourish?

                                                                                                                                      • Survey ResultsAt least 30% of the performance reviews result in decreased employee performance.
                                                                                                                                        • A TriNet Perform study conducted by Wakefield Research in September 2015 surveyed 1,000 U.S. full-time employees born after 1980 and found that infrequent feedback had a negative impact on Millennials
                                                                                                                                        Approximately 70% of Millennials, see their company’s review process as flawed, but also depend on it for their professional growth and development.
                                                                                                                                        85% of Millennials would feel more confident in their current position if they could have more frequent performance conversations with their manager.
                                                                                                                                        The number of employers that are either ditching the numerical ranking of employees or tossing out the entire performance review process.  Some 58% of executives do not believe their current performance management accomplishes what it is meant to do.
                                                                                                                                      • Guest:Markel Riggins(LI: @markelriggins)
                                                                                                                                      • Pod crew questionsRenee
                                                                                                                                        • Karla
                                                                                                                                      • Conclusion

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                                                                                                                                          35 min
                                                                                                                                        • Dad Duties: A Man of Many Hats

                                                                                                                                          Welcome to the True Talk Café Podcast Ep. 9 - Dad Duties:  A Man of Many Hats


                                                                                                                                          It's June and we're celebrating Father's Day!  In 1972 during his re-election campaign, Richard Nixon signed an official proclamation setting Father’s Day permanently on the third Sunday in June nationwide.  However, it took over 50 years for fathers to receive recognition for the positive impact they have on their families!

                                                                                                                                          Show agenda:

                                                                                                                                          • How did father's day come to fruition?
                                                                                                                                          • Guests Questions:
                                                                                                                                          • Can you give us an example where you encouraged your child(ren) to take a risk in their lives?
                                                                                                                                          • Can you articulate how your love for your daughter has impacted her social interactions with others?
                                                                                                                                          • Have you witnessed a dad that is absent from the home establish his continuity of love with his child(ren)?  If so, do you have a specific example you can share? Or what would you recommend to a father who is struggling with the distancing of their children.
                                                                                                                                          • What challenges do fathers face?
                                                                                                                                          • Have you always been the breadwinner in your family?  If not, how did you feel about yourself when you switched traditional roles?  Was your pride and/or ego effected?
                                                                                                                                          • Survey Results:
                                                                                                                                            • Today’s fathers have started to take on roles vastly different from fathers of previous generations. In the last 20 to 30 years, research has increasingly focused on fathers due to the growing role modern day fathers play in caregiving.  A study conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) found that fathers tended to be more involved in caregiving when:
                                                                                                                                            ·        they worked fewer hours than other fathers.
                                                                                                                                            ·        they had positive psychological adjustment characteristics (e.g., high self-esteem, lower 
                                                                                                                                            ·        levels of depression and hostility, and coping well with the major tasks of adulthood)
                                                                                                                                            ·        mothers worked more hours than other mothers.
                                                                                                                                            ·        mothers reported greater marital intimacy.
                                                                                                                                            ·        when children were boys.
                                                                                                                                          • Guests:
                                                                                                                                          • Dominic Riebli (LI: @dominicriebli, IG: @rieblidominic)
                                                                                                                                            • Philip Murray (Twitter: coach_murray)
                                                                                                                                          • Pod crew questions:
                                                                                                                                          • Renee
                                                                                                                                            • Karla
                                                                                                                                            Lollie

                                                                                                                                          • Conclusion

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                                                                                                                                            • Mom vs Career: The Juggle Is Real!

                                                                                                                                              Welcome to the True Talk Café Podcast Ep. 8 - Mom vs Career:  The Juggle Is Real!


                                                                                                                                              It's May and we're celebrating Mother's Day!   During the pandemic, working moms found themselves in a sort of a challenge having to merge the mom and sometimes wife duties with their work duties, all under one roof. The struggle was REAL! However, it was then that we learned about work-life integration.

                                                                                                                                              Show agenda:

                                                                                                                                              • How did the battle of the mommy wars start?
                                                                                                                                              • Managing work-life integration
                                                                                                                                              • Challenges navigating the pandemic
                                                                                                                                              • Remote learning with kids
                                                                                                                                              • Sleep deprivation
                                                                                                                                              • Workplace discrimination
                                                                                                                                              • Retire the phrase "working moms"
                                                                                                                                              • Survey Results - Around 10 million U.S. mothers living with their own school-age children were not actively working in January 2021
                                                                                                                                                • 1.4 million more then during the same month last year according to the U.S. Census Bureau data.
                                                                                                                                              • The two most cited reasons moms were hit harder than dads:
                                                                                                                                                • o   Mothers are more likely to work in service and other jobs heavily impacted by pandemic closures
                                                                                                                                                o   Mothers carry a heavier burden, on average, of unpaid domestic household chores and childcare, which during a pandemic that draws everyone into the home, disrupts parents’ ability to actively work for pay.

                                                                                                                                                Guests:
                                                                                                                                                1. Kristen Ainsworth (IG: @krisainsworth, @blackstoneequestrian,  @bookinitainsworth)
                                                                                                                                                2. Melissa Vela (LI:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/themelissavela/)
                                                                                                                                                  • Pod crew questions

                                                                                                                                                    •        o  Renee

                                                                                                                                                    • Conclusion

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                                                                                                                                                        51 min

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                                                                                                                                                      Welcome to the True Talk Cafe Podcast! The best conversations are with your crew, especially when you can navigate many topics freely and enjoy great laughs. Join Anna Garcia, Karla DeCuir, Lollie…